Both are linked by the common passion for football. Michel Platini and Nicolas Sarkozy, born the same year, in 1955, have known each other for several decades, and were on familiar terms for a long time. “Qatargate” has since weakened this link and, privately, Michel Platini does not take offense towards the former head of state, as demonstrated by judicial evidence including The World had knowledge.
In the viewfinder of the investigating judges responsible for the judicial investigation opened for “corruption” into the awarding of the 2022 football World Cup to Qatar – but not prosecuted at this stage and presumed innocent – Mr. Platini and Mr. Sarkozy have only crossed paths on rare occasions, in the stands, since the first left the Elysée in May 2012.
The investigating magistrates are seeking to determine the reasons and possible counterparts which led the former president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), initially in favor of the United States’ candidacy, to turn around and vote for the gas emirate during the tournament award ballot on December 2, 2010.
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